Cobalt Blue Italian Glass Water Set

Description

Cobalt Blue Italian Glass Water Set with Silver Painted Floral Decoration.  6 Piece Blue Italian Glass Water Jug & 5 Glasses.  Pre Owned.  Value:  R1150

This is a beautiful vintage Italian mid-century cobalt blue glass lemonade or water set most likely produced by an art glass studio in Murano, Empoli or Venice.

Deep cobalt blue glass serves as the base. The floral designs are not standard paint but rather a silver deposit /overlay technique, which chemically bonds a layer of silver directly onto the glass.

The silver paint on the handle was commonly applied to tie the moulded glass handle visually to the metallic motifs on the main body of the jug.

The jug has a Made in Italy foil label on the bottom which typically dates the set to the 1950’s, 60’s or 70’s which was a peak production era for Italian decorative export glassware.

The set is in lovely vintage condition with little if any wear to the silver decoration.  There are 5 glasses instead of 6 but this doesn’t detract in any way.  Finding 5 glasses intact is rare.  There are no chips or signs of excessive use.